The Osceola times., 1887-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

IHE secretary OF the treasury mas plan
for disposing of a good chunk of the treas
ury surplus.
AN important labor reform movement is
being agitated in Holland
Our English cousins are said to be much
exercised at the recent increase in the
price of tobacco.
ON the Sd the National Ciyil-Service
Reform League met at Newport, X. /.
After expressions of regret at the amount
! OF straigh'-out Democracy that had been
injected into the present National Admin
istration, George William Curtis was re-
elected president of the association.
THE Iowa postmasters of the third and
fourth classes met in Cedar Rapids on the
Sd. r. II. Williams, of Mechanicsville, was
selected AS delegate To the National con-
vention
TIRE census reports just completed in
China show decrease Of 3l,W0,000 in the
population during tho last forty-fve years.
On the ID an iTishman named Mooney
attempted TO blow up the British vessel
Queen in New York harbor lie claimed
the British insulted the American flag in
Canada, and he proposed to ayenge the
same.
/ THE Board of Trustees Of the Now York
| Soldiers and Sailors Home at a special
meeting held a; Bath, N. y, on the I'd
ousted Treasurer Rohie. An examination
of his books showed him to he 5000 short.
| Robes friends viii make ths amount
| good.
| AN old man named Edward Beans, liv-
| ing at st. John, y, b., is Investigating the
merits of his claim 10 an estate worth
/ Sl0,000,001, left IN Texas by man named
/ Thomas Beans, who he is confident s his
! long mheard-of brother ThoYas Beans
divided his millions among the negroes on
his estate on condition that no heirs were
! found
The great San Francisco wheat corner
has collapsed, involving transactions 10
| the extent Of about sl0,001,O0o. Some
heavy failures are expected.
THE government OF Mexico is pleased at
the improved outlook. for increases In pub
lie revenues.
! THE fugitive Bood!er McGarigle is al
! legged to have written ou. o statement for
, a Chicago interviewer al St Cstharines,
Ont.
PUBLIC sentiment IN Franc. seems 70 he
growing strongly against u. Ferry by
reason of his failure TO arrange a duel
with General Buulaurer.
/ ON the 4th rumors .c in circulation on
/ Wall street that the c.. an cable companies
have compromised ilsir differences and
/ formed pool.
JOSEPH YISGLiSC, u school tax-collector,
at Allentown, Pa, died July "a last, aud
| his accounts are now discovered 10 be short
! 10 the extent Of 5000
On the fth news was received in 81.
Louis that Judge Miller, Of the United
States Supreme CoI-t, u chambers, bad
granted writ of eiro. in tine casa " Hugh
NJ. Brooks, alias Maxwell, the murderer OF
c. A. Preller.
Pope LEO has decided that the Vatican
shall take no part in political elections In
Italy, and has appointed q commission 70
canvass the clergy OF the country with a
view Of building up a strong party in the
Chamber OF Deputies and forcing the gov.
ernment into concessions.
Miss CLARA BARTON has published an
interesting report OF the work OF the Red
Cross Society of the National drill in Wash
ipgton. The statistics show that eighty
three patients were nursed in the wards
during the week OF the drill, IS6 cases were
diagnosed aud treated, twelve wounds
were surGicafly drsssd. fosty-four Gases
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